were married 0n 29 August, 1954 at Great Portland Street Synagogue, W1 and held their reception at the Doric Ballrooms in Brewer Street. Joy’s wedding dress was cutting edge, being made from ‘nylon’ – a new fabric in those days. At the time of their marriage, Gerry, aged 25, still had two years of a […]
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cousins, were pageboy & bridesmaid at the wedding of Annette Lottestein, aged 20, and Daniel Kerstein, aged 30, held on the 30 December 1951 at Great Garden Street Synagogue E1. The couple had met the previous year at Daniel’s sister’s wedding. Annette lived in Paris & was attended by her father – her mother being […]
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Henry (name changed from Heinz Knoblauch), circa 1955, was born in 1921 in Leipzig, Germany and arrived in the UK at the start of WWII, he was interned on the Isle of Man for 18 months and on his release joined the Home Guard. Henry joined his father Jacob’s furrier business, Noble Furs of Regent […]
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aged 5 in 1955 was born in London. Paul is the son of Phyllis Bennett, Boris’s daughter, and York Noble (changed from Willhelm Knoblauch) who were married in 1948. York was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1922 & was the brother of Henry Noble (click here). He was an importer & then a manufacturer of […]
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brother and sister, photographed in 1948, aged around five and two. Both were born in Edgware and in 1955 moved to Stanmore. Their parents, Tilly (née Cohen) and Norman, were married in 1936. At the time, Tilly was a milliner and Norman traded in surplus goods. Tilly’s father, Jack Cohen, was a kosher butcher in […]
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